Fort Worth Covenant Classical falls to Alpha Omega in TAPPS six-man title game
The defending champion Fort Worth Covenant Classical Cavaliers came up short in a repeat bid, falling 101-56 to the Huntsville Alpha Omega Lions in the TAPPS six-man Division II championship contest Thursday at Waco ISD Stadium.
Alpha Omega’s kick conversion after a touchdown with 2:19 remaining ended the game with the mercy rule taking effect — a team leading by 45 or more points at halftime or at any juncture in the second half ends the game.
“We picked a bad night to not have a good game,” Fort Worth Covenant Classical head coach Jeremy Martin said. “Our guys battled. But give Huntsville credit. They are a great team. And we could not get any stops.”
A Hudson Williams 17-yard TD reception from Noah Keyes gave Covenant Classical (9-4) a brief 24-23 lead early in the second period. That would be the only time the Cavaliers would have the advantage in the contest.
Huntsville outscored Covenant Classical 30-8 the remainder of the second quarter, leaving the Cavaliers with a 53-32 halftime deficit.
Covenant Classical managed to slice Huntsville’s lead to 61-48 with 6:26 left in the third period, after Williams scooped up a fumbled and raced 24 yards for a TD.
The two teams traded scores before Huntsville sealed the game scoring 32 unanswered points.
The loss snapped an eight-game win streak for Covenant Classical.
“So proud of our guys the way they hung in there,” Martin said. “The fumble return TD gave us some momentum, and we were hoping to capitalize on that. But Huntsville’s offense was just unstoppable.”
Keyes, a sophomore, finished with 298 passing yards, completing 25 of 31 passes with one interception, and four TD passes — two each to Williams and sophomore Harrison Jewett.
Williams totaled a team-high 104 receiving yards on six catches and two TDs (17 and 6 yards) plus the fumble return TD. Jewett had scoring grabs of 10 and 12 yards for his five-catch, 57-yard contribution. Senior Howard Wade chipped in with 76 receiving yards on five receptions, adding a 10-yard TD run for the Cavaliers.
Martin had high praise for Williams, who was the starting quarterback last season before an injury in the fourth game of the season forced Keyes to assume signal-calling duties. When Williams returned later in the season, he thrived in a dual role of wideout and defensive back, and that was a key to helping Covenant Classical to win the title.
This year, Williams suffered a leg injury during the season.
“Hudson Williams really just came back in time for the playoffs recovering from the leg injury,” said Martin. “He is such a special player. Such a special person.”
Huntsville Alpha-Omega (11-1) got a monster performance from its sophomore quarterback, Case Collum, who tossed 11 TD passes — six in the opening half and five in the second. Collum finished with 429 passing yards, completing 28 of 38 passes with no picks, in guiding the Lions to their ninth straight victory.
Collum’s favorite target was junior Hudson Ramey, who recorded 16 catches for 289 yards and six TDs (23, 48, 11, 44, 24, and 43 yards). Ramey went off for 13 and 178 in the first half.
Colton Sikes added eight catches for 95 yards and a pair of TDs, and his 19-yard scoring run ended the game. Isaac Thompson had three catches for 47 yards, all going for scores. Thompson registered a game-leading 82 rushing yards on 13 carries.
Fort Worth Classical was seeking its fourth state title in the last five years. The Cavaliers defeated Huntsville Alpha Omega 80-32 in a mercy-rule-ending matchup in the 2024 championship game, as then-freshman Keyes threw for 390 yards and seven TDs.
This story was originally published December 5, 2025 at 9:25 AM.